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Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA-operated health centre on Monday and ordered it to close for 30 days. They also demanded the removal of UN signage. Furthermore, water and electricity supply to multiple UNRWA facilities are scheduled to be cut off in the coming weeks, affecting schools, health centres and other critical buildings.Legislative campaign The development marks “a new step in a pattern of deliberate disregard for international law and the United Nations,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini tweeted. “This is a direct result of legislation passed by the Israeli parliament in December, which stepped up existing anti-UNRWA laws adopted in 2024,” he added. The UNRWA Jerusalem Health Centre serves hundreds of Palestine refugee patients every day, agency spokesperson Jonathan Fowler told UN News. “For most of them, it’s their only…
U.S. officials brokered the sale of hundreds of millions dollars worth of Venezuelan oil to stabilize the country’s economy after capturing its president. Source link
new video loaded: What are Trump’s Options in Iran?President Trump has said that “help is on the way” for Iranian protesters. Amid reports that thousands of the protesters have been killed, our national security correspondent David E. Sanger describes what some of Mr. Trump’s options might be.By David E. Sanger, Coleman Lowndes, Nikolay Nikolov, Edward Vega and June KimJanuary 14, 2026 Source link
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities. Source link
G.O.P. leaders are pressuring fellow senators who supported the measure to change their vote on the bill to block President Trump’s military action in Venezuela without Congress’s consent. Source link
Premier François Legault became Canada’s most popular provincial leader during the pandemic thanks to his reassuring, avuncular persona. But missteps sank his hopes for a third term. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you are tired of scam calls slipping through the cracks, federal regulators just took a meaningful step. The Federal Communications Commission finalized new penalties aimed at telecom companies that submit false, inaccurate or late information to a key anti-robocall system. The changes go into effect Feb. 5. They strengthen oversight of the Robocall Mitigation Database, which plays a central role in tracking spoofed calls and holding providers accountable.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, you’ll…
Elon Musk’s X is acting to comply with UK safety laws and the government “won’t back down”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister told PMQs that the nonconsensual sex images produced by the platform’s Grok AI tool are “disgusting” and “shameful” . Politics Live: Elon Musk is complying with UK law in relation to Grok image abuseHe added that X’s decision to turn its AI image editing tool into a premium service was “horrific” and ministers are “absolutely determined to take action”.Responding to a question from Labour MP Emily Darlington, Sir Keir said: “I have been informed this…
Four astronauts are set to begin their return journey from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth after their mission was cut short due to a “medical concern” with a crew member.NASA said it will bring home the crew “earlier than originally planned” depending on weather conditions, marking the first time it has carried out a medical evacuation from the space station. Officials have not revealed details of the medical issue due to patient privacy, but said the crew member was “stable”.Dr James Polk, NASA’s chief health and medical officer, said it was “not an emergency evacuation” but officials were…
An Italian fashion influencer has been acquitted of aggravated fraud, bringing a long-running scandal involving a charity Christmas cake to an end.Chiara Ferragni had been accused of misleading consumers by promoting the sale of a designer pink pandoro as well as Easter eggs that were said to be helping to raise money for a children’s hospital and a charity.After a fast-track trial in Milan, a judge found her and two other defendants not guilty. Had she been convicted, she could have faced a jail term.Ferragni, 38, told reporters the judgment marked “the end of a nightmare that lasted two years”.The…
New York Times reporters waited more than eight hours to speak with President Gustavo Petro, who, as it turned out, had another important conversation in the works. Source link
Scientists prepared a high-quality sequence of the giant mammal’s genome based on a specimen preserved in Siberian permafrost. Source link
The crustaceans, which were worth about €60,000 (£52,000) were bound for shops and restaurants in Portugal. Source link
Rights groups and relatives said Iran planned to put an antigovernment protester to death for the first time during the latest wave of unrest in the country. Source link
EPAThe community in Crans-Montana remains in shock two weeks after the fireThe Swiss canton of Valais has banned pyrotechnic devices in all indoor public venues following the devastating fire at a bar on New Year’s Eve where 40 people were killed and 116 were injured.Authorities said each of the victims would get a 10,000 franc ($12,500; £9,200) emergency payment, with a fund being set up to collect donations.The canton of Geneva also announced a ban on pyrotechnics in indoor venues – days after Vaud became the first of Switzerland’s 26 regions to take such a decision.The blaze at Le Constellation…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mac users often assume they’re safer than everyone else, especially when they stick to official app stores and trusted tools.That sense of security is exactly what attackers like to exploit. Security researchers have now uncovered a fresh wave of malicious Mac extensions that don’t just spy on you, but can also steal cryptocurrency wallet data, passwords and even Keychain credentials. What makes this campaign especially concerning is where the malware was found, inside legitimate extension marketplaces that many people trust by default.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips,…
The Shell gas station logo is displayed on February 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDutch group Follow This on Wednesday launched a newly revised strategy to take on Big Oil at the upcoming proxy season, seeking to increase shareholder pressure on the financial sustainability of fossil fuel business models. The prominent climate activist group, which paused filing shareholder resolutions last year due to a lack of investor appetite, said it will change tack to focus on the financial risks associated with declining oil and gas demand — rather than requesting emission reduction targets.The…
President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Federal Reserve have “grave” ramifications for the global financial system, a former European Central Bank governor has told CNBC.Jean-Claude Trichet, who is also a former governor of the Bank of France, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Wednesday that the Trump administration is “trying to change the game” by upending the long-held consensus of central bank independence that has held in developed economies for almost 50 years.On Sunday, Fed chair Jerome Powell revealed the Department of Justice had launched a criminal investigation into the $2.5 billion renovation of the central bank’s headquarters. Powell said…
Ketia and her husband are both teachers. Before Hurricane Melissa swept through the Caribbean this past October, they were able to support their three children. However, when, the storm struck, their coastal community of Petit Goâve was among the most affected. “I lost everything I owned: my furniture, my car, everything I had in my home,” lamented Ketia.Ketia and her family are among approximately 225,000 people receiving assistance from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in the wake of the storm. She is receiving assistance from a voucher system which allows families to purchase goods from selected retailers – a…
Félix Plasencia, an envoy of the interim government, will travel to the United States on the day the opposition leader María Corina Machado is to meet President Trump. Source link
Two senior doctors have been arrested in Russia following the deaths of nine babies in a maternity hospital in Siberia this month.The newborns died during the long New Year holiday in Novokuznetsk, Russia’s main investigative authority said in a statement.No reason for babies’ deaths has been given.The case has caused anger around Russia.All the babies were born in the Novokuznetsk Maternity Hospital No.1 from 1-12 January, with the first death on 4 January, Russia’s Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said. Without giving details, the committee said the chief physician and the head of the intensive care unit had been detained…
Venezuela has started releasing multiple Americans detained across the country, according to a US state department official. The official did not confirm the identities or number of prisoners released by Venezuela, but in a statement called the move “an important step in the right direction by the interim authorities”. It is the first known release of American citizens since a US military operation seized President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during a raid in the capital Caracas on 3 January, to face drug trafficking charges in New York.The UN says Venezuela has so far only released about 50 people out…
A visit to Greenland reveals a swirl of feelings as people nervously await talks with the Trump administration about the island’s future. Source link
The treaty that created NATO did not contemplate an attack by one ally on another. A seizure of Greenland by President Trump would test the endurance of the mutual-defense pact. Source link
